Driver License Number Formats

Driver License Number Formats

Below are driver license formats for all driver licenses in the United States.

State	Format
Alabama	7 numbers
Alaska	1-7 numbers
Arizona	‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’ or ‘Y’ + 8 numbers or 9 numbers*
Arkansas	8 or 9 numbers*
California	1 letter + 7 numbers
Colorado	1-2 letters + 1-6 numbers or 9 numbers
Connecticut	9 numbers
Delaware	1-7 numbers
District of Columbia	2 letters + 8 numbers or 7 numbers or 9 numbers*
Florida	1 letter + 11-12 numbers
Georgia	9 numbers
Hawaii	9 numbers or ‘H’ + 8 numbers
Idaho	9 numbers or 2 letters + 6 numbers + 1 letter or 1-2 letters + 3-8 numbers + 1 letter
Illinois	1 letter (first letter of last name) + 11 numbers
Indiana	10 numeric or 1 letter + 9 numbers
Iowa	9 numbers* or 3 numbers + 2 letters + 4 numbers
Kansas	9 numbers* or 1 letter + 8 numbers 6 alternating letters and numbers
Kentucky	9 numbers* or 1 letter + 8 numbers
Louisiana	1-9 numbers
Maine	7 numbers
Maryland	1 letter (first letter of last name) + 12 numbers
Massachusetts	9 numbers* or 1 letter (excluding ‘X’) + 8 numbers
Michigan	1 letter (first letter of last name) + 12 numbers
Minnesota	1 letter (first letter of last name) + 12 numbers
Mississippi	9 numbers*
Missouri	9 numbers* or 1 letter + 6-9 numbers or 9 numbers + 1 letter
Montana	9 numbers* or 13 numbers or 5-9 alternating letters and numbers
Nebraska	1 letter + 3-8 numbers
Nevada	10 numbers or 12 numbers or ‘X’ + 8 numbers
New Hampshire	2 numbers + 3 letters + 5 numbers
New Jersey	1 letter (first letter of last name) + 14 numbers
New Mexico	8-9 numbers*
New York	9 numbers or 1 letter (not required) + 16 numbers + 1-5 numbers (not required)
North Carolina	1-12 numbers
North Dakota	9 numbers* or 3 letters + 6 numbers or 1 letter + 8 numbers
Ohio	2 letters + 6 numbers
Oklahoma	9 numbers* or 1 letter (except I, O, X, or Q) + 9 numbers
Oregon	1-9 numbers
Pennsylvania	6-8 numbers
Rhode Island	7 numbers or ‘V’ + 6 numbers
South Carolina	1-10 numbers
South Dakota	9 numbers* or 8 numbers or 6 numbers
Tennessee	8-9 numbers
Texas	8 numbers
Utah	4-10 numbers
Vermont	8 numbers or 7 numbers + ‘A’
Virginia	9 numbers* or 1 letter (R or T) + 8 numbers or 12 numbers
Washington	12 letters, numbers or ‘*’
West Virginia	‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘I’, ‘S’, 0 or 1 + 6 numbers or ‘XX’ or ‘X1′ + 5 numbers
Wisconsin	1 letter + 13 numbers
Wyoming	1-6 numbers + 1 number (or ‘-’) + 3 numbers

* Driver license number may be the persons social security number (SSN)